⚡ ThunderRider

ThunderRider is a plugin that occasionally summons lightning near a player, followed by the appearance of a rider on a skeleton horse with a squad of helpers.
It adds an atmosphere of surprise and danger to the world, making surface travel slightly less safe.

🧩 Version Compatibility

🌩️ Features

• Random spawn of lightning and a skeleton rider (Skeleton on a skeleton horse) near the player.
• Chance to spawn additional skeleton helpers that assist the rider.
• Configurable equipment, damage and health multipliers.
• Customizable names and messages (supports MiniMessages format).
• WorldGuard integration — lightning and riders do not spawn in regions where mob spawning is denied (MOB_SPAWNING: DENY).
• AFK check via Essentials — events do not trigger for inactive players.
• Check for existing nearby riders to avoid spam.
• Flexible configuration for chance, radius, frequency, and behavior in config.yml.

⚙️ Configuration (config.yml)

# ThunderRider config

check-interval: 1000             # spawn check interval (20 ticks = 1 second)
chance: 1.0                      # spawn chance in percent (0.0 - 100.0)
spawn-radius: 15                 # radius to search for spawn point around player
helpers: 3                       # number of helpers to summon
show-message: true               # show message to player on spawn
existing-rider-check-radius: 50  # radius within which new riders won't spawn if one already exists
debug: false                     # enable/disable debug mode (logging)

hp-multiplier:
  horse: 3.0       # health multiplier for horse (default 3.0)
  rider: 3.0       # health multiplier for rider (skeleton)
  skeleton: 1.5    # health multiplier for additional skeletons

attack-multiplier:
  rider: 1.5       # attack multiplier for rider (skeleton)
  skeleton: 1.5    # attack multiplier for additional skeletons

names:
  horse: ""                    # if empty — no name shown, horse's name
  rider: "<gold>Storm Rider"   # rider's name
  skeleton: ""                 # name for additional skeletons

# Specify Material by name (e.g.: CHAINMAIL_HELMET, IRON_SWORD, BOW)
# Empty string = do not equip item
equipment:
  rider:
    helmet: "CHAINMAIL_HELMET"
    chestplate: ""     # example: "CHAINMAIL_CHESTPLATE"
    leggings: ""
    boots: ""
    weapon: "BOW"      # weapon in rider's hand
  skeleton:
    helmet: "CHAINMAIL_HELMET"
    chestplate: ""     # example: "IRON_CHESTPLATE"
    leggings: ""
    boots: ""
    weapon: "IRON_SWORD"

# Messages
messages:
  no-permissions: "<red>Insufficient permissions!"
  reloaded: "<green>ThunderRider reloaded!"
  started: "<green>ThunderRider started!"
  stopped: "<green>ThunderRider stopped!"
  help: |
    <gold>=== ThunderRider Commands ===
    <yellow>/thunderider reload <white>- Reload config
    <yellow>/thunderider start <white>- Start plugin
    <yellow>/thunderider stop <white>- Stop plugin
    <yellow>/thunderider spawn <white>- summon storm rider
  spawned: "<green>You summoned the Storm Rider"
  no-spawned: "<red>Failed to summon the Storm Rider"
  hunting: "<yellow>⚡ <red>A <gold>Storm Rider <red>is hunting you!"

🔧 Commands

🔑 Permissions

🧩 Integrations (Optional)

• Essentials — used to determine player AFK status.
• WorldGuard — protects regions from spawn if MOB_SPAWNING: DENY is set.

💡 Concept

The plugin is designed to add unexpected challenges for players, where even during regular travel a storm can erupt and Storm Riders can appear on the field.

⚔️ Beware, thunder doesn't always herald rain!